Article: Caffeine Increases Risk of Miscarriage, Study Finds

Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can significantly increase the risk of miscarriage, according to new research.

The study, involving more than 1,000 pregnant California women, provides the most convincing evidence to date of such a link, the researchers said.

Research previously indicated an increased risk, but scientists were unsure whether those findings were affected by the fact that women having morning sickness might be less likely to drink caffeinated drinks, such as coffee, and less likely to have miscarriages.

"The relationship between caffeine intake and miscarriage was controversial," said De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente in ...

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